Folding box.



93'. M. PULEYH FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1909.

$55 3,761 Patented Apr.5,1910.

JOHN M. PULEY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FOLDING BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, itlllilt Application filed April 7, 1908. Serial No. 488,398.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jonx M. PULEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland. in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes, of which I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it;- appertains to make and use the same.

The objects of the invention are to provide a collapsible box suitable for use by tailors. t'lepartment stores. laundrwunen, and others who require the use of a large number of light and serviceable boxes, and who therefore prefer to use a form of collapsible box which can be stored in flat sheets until needed when they can quickly be put into shape.

The box is also arranged to be self securing and when folded upon predetermined lines forms an integral box and cover, with interlockingparts, and hence seldom requires the use of a string to secure the cover in place.

The invention has reference also to a holding device whereby the box vcan be easily carried in one hand, and the engaging parts he in no danger of separating.

To accomplish these objects the box is cutj from one integral sheet, in which the lines for folding are marked or deeply scored so that any one can make up the boxes, as they are required.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement. of the various parts, as hereinafter tleseribed, shown in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the box, in a partially open position, showing the manner of combining the interlocking parts; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the extex'ided sheet from which the box is to be formed, showing the lines upon which the folds are made.

In these Views 1 is the bottom portion and 2 is the cover, 3 is the rear side portion which connects the bottom and cover. -'t is the front side or flap ot' thebottom portion and 5 is the front side of the cover, (3, (3 are the end portions of the bottom and 7, 7 are the end portions of the cover.

The front side ends of the bottom portion are separated from each other and from the tion being free at their adjacent edge:

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rear side, and preferably have rounded corners, 8, 8 to make their insertion in the folds of the locking portions easier.

The flat sheet, shown in Fig. 2 is scored on lines 9, 9, parallel to its edges, for ready folding to form the end and side walls.

The corners l0, l0 and 10 or rectangular spaces formed between the ii'itersecting lines 9, l). in the cover portion are not wholly cut a my but are left intact at 1t), 10 at the front side of the cover, and only partially cut away at 10, 10 at the rear side, if desired.

Each corner is diagonally and substantially centrally scored at 12, on the outer side of the sheet to permit of binding the corner inwardly to form a reentering fold, as 1 12- shown in Fig. 1. i

This construction permits of closing the box in the manner shown in Fig. 1. so that the sides of the bottom will be inserted between the outside faces of the reenter-in folds. and the side walls of the cover as As the cover shuts down still farther the front side l of the bottom enters between the front edge of the folds 2 1 at .15 l.) and the front wall 5 and the pressure of the folds against the sides, is sutticient in l avy material to form secure lock, which will not readily come apart.

In l ig. 1 is shown a band or tape 'l. which is looped at its ends at 2?, I, and passed around the box through openings ll. ll. 'lhis tape is used to hold the box when car ying it. r'

Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. in a collapsible box. in eombiuatitm integral. bottom. top, side and end POL'IiC/Eis respectively. the lines for bending the snow scored thereon parallel to the edges thereof the trout. sidi and ends of the bottom poi tegral corucl' pieces connecting the and ends of the cover portion, said corn. pieces being centrally and diagonally s ored to form reihurant 't'olds between which and the adjacent side walls the sides and ends ol' the bottom portion are adapted to be iusorted, all parts automatically locking to nethcr when the box is closed.

'2. in a collapsible box, an integral sheet forming bottom, cove nd front and ear and end portions respectively, the trout and.

7 end portions of the bottom tions of the cover, and said front of said bottom portion adapted to be inserted between the reiintrant angular folds in the front of the box, and the front of the cover, and adapted to lock the box portions to gether. v

In testimony whereof, hand this 2nd day of April 1909.

JOHN M. PULEY.

In presence of GEO. S. COLE, WM. M. MoNRon.

I hereunto set my 20 

